Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-07
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE,
TwENTY-sEvENTH sEssIoN-FoURTH DAY
SENATE,

SACRAMENTO January g. 1857.
Lieutenant Governor Daggett called the Sen
ate to order at IL o clock A. NJ, pursuant to ad
iournment. Roll call and quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain The journal was read
corrected and approved.
Resolutions were offered as follows:
BY Jones-That the Sergeant-at-Arms Gate
keepers and Porters of the Senate, upon its ad
journment, be instructed TO repair to the Assem-
bly, chamber to assist in conjunction with tn,
other officers of the Assembly in conducting thu
services of Inauguration. Adopted.
By Meany-That Henry Zoller and J. De Wit
McPike be and are hereby appointed Minute
Clerks at the same per diem as the Minute
Clerks. Adopted.
By Pinder-That the Sergeant alarms be au
thorized TO appoint clerk, page and porter, u!
follows: CLERK, 7. B. Mortee; Porter, Hank Jones
Page, Ed. Barton.
Senator VroOman raised the point of ordel
that the Sergeant-at-Arms had no right to APP
point a clerk, page or porter.
The Chair held the point of order well taken
A message was here received from the Assem-
bly,, notifying the Senate that a committee was
appointed to wait upon that body to inquire al
what time it would be ready to go into joint con
vention to canvass the vote for Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor
Upon motion of Senator White the Assembly
message was taken UP, and the hour OF noon
designated as the time they would meet in joint
convention.
peared and submitted the Governors second
biennial message. The message was taken up
reading dispensed with, and upon motion OF
Caminetti, three thousand copies were ordered
printed. The document will be found in an
other column of this issue.
"a message was received also from the Gov
ernor announcing these appointments since the
adjournment of the twenty sixth session of the
Legislature and asking the confirmation of the
Senate: April 8, 1885, Charles II. Randall ap-
pointed a Director of State Insane Asylum al
stockton, vice Caleb Dorsey, deceased Pilot
Commissioners for harbor of Humboldt Bay and
har luna Dat Inch II Efrns
and VIM. CARSON; July 6, 1885, 4. A. Lord, Trustee
of Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and Blind, vice w,
c. Harrington, deceased; August Z, 1885, D. NJ
Delmas, Regent of University, vice WIS Rose
Grams, deceased; october 10, 1885, W. II. Thornby
Commissioner of immigration, vice 2. A. For
roster, deceased; December 9, 1885 7. J. Sherwood
Fish Commissioner, vice ]. ID. Reed, resigned
January 9, 1885, Robert T. Devlin vice self, term
expired, and February o. 1886, J. w. Holman
vice self term expired, members of State Board
of Prison Directors; February 27, 1886, w. F.
Wallace, Regent of the University of California
vice self, term expired; March %, 1886, Thomas
McCoppin, HarbOr Commissioner, vice Will
| lam Irwin, deceased; Director of In
| sane Asylum at Napa, April II, 1886
W. +. Henning, vice J. NJ. Lamden, term ex
pired; J. c. Martin, vice self, term expired; Geo
| W. Cornwall, vice d. L. Hass term expired
| July 49, 1886, d. W. Weldt, pilot of the bar Of
| the Port of Wilmington, vice Thomas Bowers
| deceased; October ,, 1886, Eugene Lehe, OF
| stockton, Brigadier-General, Third Brigade, n
Upon motion of Senator Boggs, the message
was made the special order for the 18th, at :
o clock P. NJ.
A petition was offered by Senator Murphy, in
| the matter of the contested election of p. j.
Crimmins for the office of Senator from the
Twenty-third Senatorial District by W. III. Will
Jams To be referred to the Committee Oh
| Elections, when appointed.
Prinder offered a resolution to the effect that
James b. Mortee be and is hereby appointed
| clerk to the SerSeant-at- Arms; that Hank Jones
/ be and is hereby appointed porter to the Ser
geant alarms; that Ed. Barton be and is hereby
appointed page to the Sergeant-at-Arms.
| Senator Nrooman asked that the question be
| divided; and that the Senate vote upon The
clerkship first. So ordered.
Upon motion of Clunie, the first part of the
The next question being as to porter to bt
| appointed by the Sergeant-at Arms, Senator
Vrooman raised the point of order that there
was no position known as porter OF the Ser
geant alarms: and second, the Senate had nc
power to appoint porter.
The Chair sustained the point of order.
| Senator Clunie appealed from the decision o
| the Chair. and upon the question ''Shall the de
cision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the
| house," the decision of the Chair was over
ruled by of ayes IA, noes %. Upon the vote
Senator Chandler paired with Senator Lang
| ford.
Senator Vrooman changed his vote and gave
notice that upon tomorrow he would move tt
| reconsider the vote.
Senator Clunie rose to point of order, that il
was not matter for reconsideration-thee lec
| ton of an officer.
The Chair held the point not well taken and
read Rule 20 of the Senate, as follows On the
| day succeeding that on which final vote on any
bill or resolution has been taken said vote MAY
| be reconsidered on the motion of any Senator
prorided notice of intention to move such re
consideration shall have been given on the day
on which such final vote was taken, by a Senator
voting with the majority and it shall not be in
order for any Senator to move reconsideration
on the day on which such final vote was taken
| Said motion of reconsideration shall have pre-
cedenee over every other motion, except a mo
ton to adjourn. No notice of reconsideration
| shol be in order on the day preceding the last
day of the session.
The next question being upon Page, motion
was made by Senator Crandall to refer it to the
Committee on Attaches when appointed The
Chair decided the motion not i'll order Upon
| roll-eall the resolution for the appointment Of
Page was adopted. Senator Vrooman gave no.
tice of motion for reconsideration upon &c.
morrow.
Senator White moved TO take up the special
order set for to-day in reference to the reconsid
Grafton of the vote passing The resolution az
pointing Pages.
The Chair stated that he motion was to recon
slider the vote whereby the Chair was not sus-
tanned. The matter was taken up, and, upon
notion indefinitely postponed, and the resolu-
ton appointing Pages adopted:
Senator Hinshaw changed his vote to sustain
the Chair as he did not understand the ques
ton upon yesterday, but after an examination
of the Code finds the law required it.
Upon motion of Senator White, the Senate adj
journed to the Assembly chamber to meet in
joint convention to canvass the votes for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant-Governor.
A committee of three. consisting of Gesford
Caminetti and Wilson, was elected as q tempo
rary Committee on Contingent Expenses and
Mileage
Senator Clunie moved that the Senate adjourn.
Carried.